Israel’s former ambassador to Washington, Dr. Michael Oren, recently released a book entitled “Ally” in which he accuses the Obama administration of deliberately trying to sour the relations between Israel and the United States. In his behind-the-scenes account, Oren charges that President Barack Obama has broken two unwritten rules in the historic relationship – there should be no surprises and no airing of disputes in public. He also insists the Obama White House has been pressuring Israel into accepting two huge risks at once – a Palestinian state and Iran as a nuclear power. Now everyone already knew that Obama and Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu were not getting along so well. But this inside account by Michael Oren clearly lays the blame on Obama for deliberately tanking the relationship and embarrassing Netanyahu in public. And with 18 months still left in the Obama presidency, we will likely see the tensions between Washington and Jerusalem continue to worsen. Meanwhile, the American Jewish community and certain Democrats in Congress could play crucial roles in trying to salvage things until then. So just how bad is the relationship between President Obama and the Israeli prime minister? Is this the first time an American administration and an Israeli government have disagreed so adamantly in public? What role has the American Jewish community historically played in the US-Israel relationship? Why are most American Jews still so loyal to a Democratic president who is leaning so heavily on Israel? And what impact will Obama’s poor record on Israel play in the upcoming American presidential elections? The Rift in US-Israel Relations! That’s our focus this week here on Front Page Jerusalem. We’ll hear from a leading Israeli political analyst on what’s gone wrong in US-Israel relations and how it can be fixed. Ourguest will be Elliot Jager, an Israeli journalist and author who has just published an insightful book on the central role American Jews have played in the US-Israel relationship over recent decades. His E- book entitled “Leverage” is a timely expose’ on how US presidents often find a way to enlist American Jewish leaders into opposing Israeli governments and their policies.
On today’s show, we’re looking at what’s gone wrong in US-Israel relations and how it can be fixed. Michael Oren, a former Israeli ambassador to Washington, claims in his new book “Ally” that the blame for the sad state of relations between the US and Israel lays squarely at the feet of President Obama. Today’s guest, Elliot Jager, is an Israeli journalist and author who has just published his own book on the central role American Jews have played in the US-Israel relationship over the decades. His E-book entitled “Leverage” is a timely expose’ on how US presidents often find a way to enlist American Jewish leaders into opposing Israeli governments and their policies. Front Page senior producer David Parsons recently spoke to Elliot Jager about his new book and the widening rift in US-Israel relations. So let’s go over to Jerusalem for that interview…
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On next week’s program, we will continue with out look at the widening Rift in US-Israel Relations. We’ll hear more from a leading Israeli political analyst on what’s gone wrong in US-Israel relations and how it can be fixed. Our guest once again will be Elliot Jager, an Israeli journalist and author who has just published an insightful book on the central role American Jews have played in the US-Israel relationship over recent decades. His E-book entitled “Leverage” is a timely expose’ on how US presidents often find a way to enlist American Jewish leaders into opposing Israeli governments and their policies.
Israel’s former ambassador to Washington, Dr. Michael Oren, recently released a book entitled “Ally” in which he accuses the Obama administration of deliberately trying to sour the relations between Israel and the United States. In his behind-the-scenes account, Oren charges that President Barack Obama has broken two unwritten rules in the historic relationship – there should be no surprises and no airing of disputes in public. He also insists the Obama White House has been pressuring Israel into accepting two huge risks at once – a Palestinian state and Iran as a nuclear power. Now everyone already knew that Obama and Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu were not getting along so well. But this inside account by Michael Oren clearly lays the blame on Obama for deliberately tanking the relationship and embarrassing Netanyahu in public. And with 18 months still left in the Obama presidency, we will likely see the tensions between Washington and Jerusalem continue to worsen. Meanwhile, the American Jewish community and certain Democrats in Congress could play crucial roles in trying to salvage things until then. So just how bad is the relationship between President Obama and the Israeli prime minister? Is this the first time an American administration and an Israeli government have disagreed so adamantly in public? What role has the American Jewish community historically played in the US-Israel relationship? Why are most American Jews still so loyal to a Democratic president who is leaning so heavily on Israel? And what impact will Obama’s poor record on Israel play in the upcoming American presidential elections? The Rift in US-Israel Relations! That’s our focus this week here on Front Page Jerusalem. We’ll hear from a leading Israeli political analyst on what’s gone wrong in US-Israel relations and how it can be fixed. Ourguest will be Elliot Jager, an Israeli journalist and author who has just published an insightful book on the central role American Jews have played in the US-Israel relationship over recent decades. His E- book entitled “Leverage” is a timely expose’ on how US presidents often find a way to enlist American Jewish leaders into opposing Israeli governments and their policies.
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On next week’s program, we will continue with out look at the widening Rift in US-Israel Relations. We’ll hear more from a leading Israeli political analyst on what’s gone wrong in US-Israel relations and how it can be fixed. Our guest once again will be Elliot Jager, an Israeli journalist and author who has just published an insightful book on the central role American Jews have played in the US-Israel relationship over recent decades. His E-book entitled “Leverage” is a timely expose’ on how US presidents often find a way to enlist American Jewish leaders into opposing Israeli governments and their policies.
